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Lionel Messi secures the coveted title of TIME's Athlete of the Year 2023, surpassing renowned athletes Erling Haaland and Novak Djokovic.

Lionel Messi belongs to Argentina.

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Argentina won FIFA men’s football world cup 2022 under the captaincy of Lionel Messi

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• India's highest military award is the Param Vir Chakra (PVC).
• It's given to those who demonstrate the highest levels of bravery or self-sacrifice in the face of the enemy.
• The PVC was established on January 26, 1950. 

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• Victoria Cross: The highest military award in the United Kingdom.
• Medal of Honor: The highest military award in the United States.
• Legion of Honor: The highest military award in France.
• Cross of St. George: The highest military award in Russia.

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Bashar-Al-Assad, the President of Syria, returned the French "Legion d'honneur" in April 2018, which he had received in 2001.

The move was a response to France's stance on the Syrian conflict.

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About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Co-winners: Katalin Kariko & Drew Weissman

Katalin Kariko belongs to Hungary

Drew Weissman belongs to USA

For their work which helped develop Covid vaccines in early 2020

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About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Co-winners: Katalin Kariko & Drew Weissman

Katalin Kariko belongs to Hungary

Drew Weissman belongs to USA

For their work which helped develop Covid vaccines in early 2020

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Liberty Medal is an annual award administered by the United States to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom.

The 2022 Liberty Medal was awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross was declared the winner of the Peace Prize both in 1917 and in 1944. 

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Frank Wilczek awarded 2022 Templeton Prize in May 2022.

Frank Wilczek: a professor from USA

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About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Co-winners: Katalin Kariko & Drew Weissman

Katalin Kariko belongs to Hungary

Drew Weissman belongs to USA

For their work which helped develop Covid vaccines in early 2020

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Simon Johnson, James Robinson and Daron Acemoglu have been awarded 2024 Nobel Prize Economics.

Awarded for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.

Their book titled 'Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity'  was published in 2023

Both Simon Johnson and James Robinson are British-Americans.

Daron Acemoglu is a Turkish-American.

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Nobel Prize in Economics 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin

She is an American economic historian